Midland vs Waller

A side-by-side comparison of Midland and Waller: population, income, housing, and more.

Midland and Waller are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Midland has the higher population (8,676 vs 7,857 in Waller). Waller has the higher median household income ($118,077 vs $77,619 in Midland). Waller has the higher median home value ($481,200 vs $381,400 in Midland).

Population, income & housing

	Midland	Waller
Population	8,676	7,857
Median age	37.6 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$77,619	$118,077
Median home value	$381,400	$481,200
Median gross rent	$1,499	$1,785
Housing units	3,359	3,047
Homeownership rate	62.1%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	27.5%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Midland	Waller
Population	10,005 → 8,676 (-13.3%)	7,647 → 7,857 (+2.7%)
Median household income	$50,845 → $77,619 (+52.7%)	$83,438 → $118,077 (+41.5%)
Median home value	$211,200 → $381,400 (+80.6%)	$314,000 → $481,200 (+53.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,096 → $1,499 (+36.8%)	$1,144 → $1,785 (+56.0%)

Midland

Population

10,0058,676

Median household income

$50,845$77,619

Median home value

$211,200$381,400

Median gross rent

$1,096$1,499

Waller

Population

7,6477,857

Median household income

$83,438$118,077

Median home value

$314,000$481,200

Median gross rent

$1,144$1,785

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Midland	Waller
Under 5	4.8%	7.4%
5 to 17	18.3%	14.5%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.7%
25 to 34	16.1%	13.8%
35 to 44	16.7%	12.4%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.1%
55 to 64	10.3%	15.1%
65 to 74	11.2%	9.3%
75 and over	4.2%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Midland	Waller
White (non-Hispanic)	53.7%	75.3%
Black or African American	15.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.7%
Asian	5.0%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.7%	0.2%
Some other race	0.1%	0.8%
Two or more races	6.8%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	15.3%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Midland	Waller
No high school diploma	15.4%	7.2%
High school graduate	38.3%	31.8%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Midland	Waller
Drove alone	74.1%	68.8%
Carpooled	14.6%	9.7%
Public transit	1.8%	2.8%
Walked	1.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	16.4%
Other means	0.9%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Midland	Waller
1-unit, detached	58.7%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	7.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	0.1%
20 or more units	5.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.4%	10.2%

Poverty & households

	Midland	Waller
Poverty rate	15.9%	7.4%
Average household size	2.75	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	33	34
Median year structure built	1984	1971